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Frequent power outages are becoming an unfortunate norm for U.S. businesses. A 2018 survey found that one in four companies experience a power outage at least once a month. These outages are not mild inconveniences – the costs are quickly rising to be board room-level issues.

Williams-Sonoma released its 2018 Corporate Responsibility report, including an update on its environmental goals.

Chevron Corporation set a goal to reduce its upstream oil net GHG emission intensity by 5 -10% and upstream natural gas net GHG emission intensity by 2 - 5% from before 2023.

A collection of 21 video game producers made a group commitment to take action in response to the climate crisis, which once achieved should result in a 30 million ton reduction of CO2 emissions by 2030.

A community center in Frederick, Md., is rolling out a slew of energy projects on its facility, including microgrid connectivity and control solutions to the facility infrastructure to track the efficiency of the energy used on a real-time basis.

The role of CFOs and finance leadership in energy and sustainability decisions has been changing in recent years, as new stakeholders and solutions opportunities emerge. Listen to this webinar replay from ENGIE North America for a review of their recent market research exploring how leadership is evolving with new finance options and contracting mechanisms available to reduce risk in energy operations.

Over 237 companies have validated their science-based targets, which when added amounts to 488 million metric tons of CO2, and are on track to meeting their emission reduction targets, a new report by BloomgbergNEF found.